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Intelligence13 Apr 2021This report series provides an overview of electrically heated garments, including the development of flexible textile-based heating systems, standards and testing methods, as well as academic and commercial examples.
Insight19 Mar 2021Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and continued global restrictions, the Wearable Technology Show returned this week via a virtual platform to discuss the future of wearables across a variety of industries such as healthcare and sports.
The much-anticipated ISPO Munich 2021 was held on 1-5 February, moving to a virtual platform due to the global pandemic. Victoria Nickerson brings you the highlights from the smart wearables market.
Sector Analysis30 Nov 2020WTiN has used natural language programming to analyse the sentiment score of 71 articles spanning both internal and external sources to review the performance of the smart textile & apparel sector.
Innovation Briefing23 Oct 2020This innovation profile discusses a development from Leopold-Franzens-University of Innsbruck, who created a biobased alternative to functional synthetic fibres for effective water transport and climate regulation in sportswear.
Innovation Briefing21 Sept 2020This innovation profile discusses a development from Dalian University of Technology, whereby researchers created a high-performance textile strain sensor using spandex/polyamide fabric and carbonic pen ink for human motion detection.
Intelligence22 Jun 2020This report offers an overview of the e-textile technologies available for sports and fitness applications. These include biometrics, haptic feedback, and electrically heated clothing, as well as academic innovations within the space.
Innovation Briefing10 Jun 2020This innovation profile discusses a development from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications and North Carolina State University, whereby researchers have created a breathable electrode for wearable technology applications.
Innovation Briefing19 May 2020This innovation profile discusses research from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics regarding a biomaterial micro-structured textile for personal thermoregulation.
Sector Analysis15 May 2020Following our previous sentiment analysis report published in Q4 2019, it could be assumed that the overall endorsement of the smart textiles & apparel sector would be lower than Q4 2019 as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
